Savetz launched the site after wondering one too many times if he should make a special trip to his town's branch of the U.S. Postal Service, or if it would be a wasted trip due to a holiday closure.
For example, in 2010, the post office will be closed on July 5, the Monday after Independence Day. The post office was also closed Memorial Day, May 31.
"Maybe it seems obvious, but how many times have you hesitated, not sure if the post office is open on a day such as Christmas Eve or Dec. 31? (It is.)," Savetz said. "And people may expect the post office to be closed on President's Day, but since schools, local governments and banks may honor Washington and Lincoln on different days, which is it for the USPS?"
PostOfficeOpen.com immediately offers a yes-or-no answer in bold green or red text, helping business owners and individuals avoid the annoying, or even profit-threatening, consequences of not being able to mail a letter or package when expected.
Basically, the U.S. Post Office closes all its branches on federal holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday (President's Day), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day (Sept. 6 this year), Columbus Day (Oct. 11), Veterans Day (Nov. 11), Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 25) and Christmas Day (Dec. 25).
PostOfficeOpen.com makes it easy to quickly check and see if the post office is, indeed, open. The only exception is very rural post offices that may keep unusual hours, and post offices that routinely close on Saturdays. (Most post offices only close on Sundays and federal holidays.)
PostOfficeOpen.com is another convenient site from the creator of FaxZero.com and the more than 60 sites in the FreePrintable.net family of free printables sites created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to creating useful and informative websites of interest to consumers and small businesses.
Kevin Savetz (savetz@gmail.com)
CEO
Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) February 24, 2010 -- Twice a year thousands of businesses and individuals attend the popular Affiliate Summit event to learn and network about how to create and promote a successful online business. This year Jim Kukral has been chosen to give the keynote speech. The event takes place in New York City - August 15-17, 2010.
Having Jim Kukral on our agenda as a keynote speaker will surely help drive more attention for our event, we're excited to have him. "The Affiliate Summit event and industry continues to grow by leaps and bounds," said co-owner Shawn Collins. "The first 2010 event in Las Vegas earlier this year brought in over 4,000 attendees. Our second event in August 2010 looks to bring in the same amount or even more. Having Jim Kukral on our agenda as a keynote speaker will surely help drive more attention for our event, we're excited to have him."
Jim Kukral is a well-known online business marketing figure, author, award-winning blogger, professional speaker and Web business consultant. For almost 15-years, Jim Kukral has helped small businesses and large companies like Fedex, Sherwin Williams, Ernst & Young and Progressive Auto Insurance understand how to build successful new online businesses or energize and refresh existing ones.
"I'm excited to be part of a truly amazing event such as the Affiliate Summit," said Jim Kukral. "I plan on educating and motivating the audience about the power of attention-getting online marketing and how it can translate into more sales, leads and publicity."
To find out more about Jim Kukral or to book him for your event please visit Jim Kukral's speaking page.
About Jim Kukral
A graduate of The University of Akron with a BA in Public Relations and a minor in Sales & Marketing, Jim has spent time working with publicly traded firms and small businesses alike. Jim's work and experience in the Internet marketing industry has branded him as a leading thinker and thought-leader in the community.
He currently serves as a Certified Adjunct Professor for The University of San Francisco online where he teaches thousands of students how to harness the power of online marketing.
Jim is also the author of two new books to be published by Wiley Press. The first, called "Attention! This Book Will Make You Money", will be in bookstores in August 2010. The second book, called "The Ultimate Pitch", is scheduled to be released in 2011.
Today, Jim manages a successful small business consulting firm at Thebizwebcoach.com where he helps businesses find ways to skyrocket their sales, leads and publicity through the power of online marketing. You can find out about all of Jim's work and projects by visiting JimKukral.com
About Affiliate Summit
Affiliate Summit was founded by Missy Ward and Shawn Collins in 2003 for the purpose of providing educational sessions on the latest industry issues and fostering a productive networking environment for affiliate marketers.
The first Affiliate Summit took place in November 2003 in New York City. The goal was to differentiate from other conferences by focusing on content and networking. The first Affiliate Summit introduced Speed Networking, as well as an agenda heavy on the hot issues of the day in affiliate marketing.
To read more about the Affiliate Summit visit www.affiliatesummit.com/about
]]>Mother's Day coloring pages are also available. Maybe dad needs a little help making a special Mother's Day Card. Here he can find pages for Junior to print and color while Dad tries to find the perfect gift online. The drawings could also be used as templates for gift wrap, greeting cards for grandma, or (wouldn't mom be proud?) a tattoo. Let the kids color a picture that will proudly adorn your Frigidaire.
If the kids need to distract Mom for a while as they try to clean the kitchen or wash the car, they can direct her to the Mother's Day Slider online game. It is challenging enough to keep her occupied for a little while, probably longer. Long enough for the kids to decide who's making breakfast in bed and who's rubbing her feet.
And for the most devoted child, there is a link to an encyclopedic collection of Mother's Day crafts. These crafts range from so easy a preschooler can do it to challenging jewelry designs for unique gifts. For example, one of the Mother's Day crafts is flowered pens. The child simply wraps floral tape around an ordinary ink pen and attaches a silk blossom to the end. Craft ideas, materials lists and how-tos overflow from the MakePlayDough website. Teachers and Day Care organizers will easily find an assortment of ideas for their students to create Mother's Day gifts. Enterprising children can navigate all of the crafts to find just the right gift to make for their Mother.
She makes your breakfast. She makes your bed. She makes your day. What are you going to do for her? Click on this link for more Mother's Day resources so you can honor your mother the way you really want to: http://www.surfnetkids.com/mothersday.htm .
Costume jewelry buffs will want to see the unique pieces featured. Photographs of the costume jewelry sparkle throughout the blog. My Mother's Jewelry Box will feature two pieces from the collection every week for a year. The collaborators are shown wearing some of the jewelry. Ms. Feldman's mother is also shown in her prime, proudly wearing the bold jewelry she collected over the course of her life.
Those enduring the role-reversal of caring for aged parents will appreciate the honest portrayal Mss. Feldman and Sindel present on My Mother's Jewelry Box. While most of the jewelry may be costume, the blog entries are genuine. Ms. Feldman explain, "Rather than focus on our relationship directly, I'll focus on my journey through her jewelry boxes. I'm expecting that I might end up in the same place, but without having to confront all the difficult issues head on." My Mother's Jewelry Box.com shines amidst the clutter of cyberspace with a clarity for struggling mother/daughter relationships. The site can be accessed at http://mymothersjewelrybox.com .
Barbara J. Feldman is a syndicated newspaper columnist, online publisher, wife, and mother to two nearly-grown kids. She lives in Solana Beach, CA with her husband, two dogs and two cats. Her weekly "Surfing the Net with Kids" educational website reviews can be read at www.Surfnetkids.com. Other sites published by Surfnetkids.com, Inc. include JokesByKids.com, FreeKidsColoring.com and holiday sites such as FunHalloween.net and SantaClausFun.com.
Shoey Sindel is a portrait and event photographer with a studio in Berkeley, CA, wife, and mother to two teenage boys. Her photos are on permanent display at University of California, Berkeley, and have been shown at shows throughout the East Bay and San Francisco. Her work can be seen online at www.ShoeySindel.com.
"With these new additions, there are now more than 850 certificates to instantly download and print," said Kevin Savetz, who launched the site in 2005. "The newest sports and academic certificates are a result of site user requests, as well as my attempt to offer a broad range of printable awards for everyone's home and business needs."
The new sports certificates include: auto racing, BMX, boxing, hang gliding, marathon, polo, rodeo, speed skating, Ultimate Frisbee and more. There are also certificates for varied martial arts, gymnastics events, track and field and other categories as well as backyard sports such as croquet and lawn bowling. All of the certificates are in full color and illustrated with images of the sports in which they honor achievement, from arm wrestling to dodge ball to water polo.
"Need a certificate for your local Competitive Eating Contest or Dragon Boat Race? We've got those, too," Savetz said.
The selection of academic certificates has also gotten more diverse, with the addition of awards honoring achievement in: algebra, anatomy, Chinese language, driver education, glee, metal shop, spelling, student government, video production and more. There are certificates for little kids (such as Mastery of Counting to 100) all the way up to continuing education student (Personal Finance). Also just added are several new religion-based certificates for Bible school and related achievements.
There are also new certificates in the arts and crafts category, including ceramics and sewing.
FreePrintableCertificates.net also has certificates of appreciation, completion and training for business and education use, along with certificates for kids and even joke certificates. There are also certificates to commemorate marriage, birth, adoption and other life occasions.
All of the certificates are free to download and print as PDFs, which can be opened with Adobe Acrobat's free Reader, printed and written upon by hand. Another option is a premium .DOC download, which costs $5 per certificate design. The customizable .DOC file can be opened in Microsoft Word and typed into before printing.
"Once a .DOC certificate is downloaded, it can be saved, edited and printed again and again, making it an appealing option for many users," Savetz said. "Of course, the free versions are also very popular."
Also offered is the entire FreePrintableCertificates.net collection on two CD-ROMs for $69. (The discs work with either Windows or Mac.) With all of the more than 850 certificates included in editable form.
There are more than 60 sites in the FreePrintable.net family of free printables sites created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to creating useful and informative web sites of interest to consumers and small businesses.
]]>The site launched in 2007 and has grown to feature Valentines for kids, friends and romantic partners. There are even Valentines with robots.
The new Valentines include frequently requested designs such as a card with a cute dog, Valentines with chocolate, and cupid Valentines. Others feature hearts, roses and more popular love themes.
"I'm expecting the new Baby's First Valentine card to be especially popular," Savetz said.
The Valentines are all free to download and print in PDF form. Or, card-givers can choose to "upgrade" to a $4 .DOC version that can be edited in Microsoft Word. That way, they can customize each Valentine by typing in a name (great for classroom giving) or a personal message.
The FreePrintable.net family of sites also offers Valentine-themed printable place cards at PrintablePlaceCards.net, Valentine recipe cards at FreePrintableRecipeCards.net, love certificates at FreePrintableCertificates.net, Valentine's Day gift tags at FreePrintableGiftTags.net and Valentine banners at PrintableBanners.net. For kids there are many Valentine's Day coloring pages to choose from at FreePrintableColoringPages.net.
There are more than 60 sites in the FreePrintable.net family of free printables sites created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to creating useful and informative web sites of interest to consumers and small businesses.
]]>"If you're a person who thinks visually, tends to forget names, or is planning an event with a lot of people who don't know each other yet, name tags are the perfect solution," said Kevin Savetz, the site's creator. "With FreeNameTags.net, you don't have to run to the office supply store; you can download and print tags immediately using your home or office printer."
The tags are sized to fit Avery Name Badge Labels #5395, but they can also be printed on perforated label stock (to insert into plastic badge holders), cardstock, sticker paper or plain paper.
Some of the tags have industry-specific headers, such as a hammer - perfect for a hardware store or construction firm. The employee name tags include simple, bold-lettered designs with "Associate," "Manager," "How May I Help You?" and other common greetings.
There are also tags with multiple potential uses. For example, the illustrated event-related baby name tags couple be used for nursery workers, a baby shower and so on.
"If you like the classic 'Hello! My name is' tags, we have those, too," Savetz said.
The name tags are all free to download and print in PDF or .DOC form. The free .DOC version can be opened in Microsoft Word so names can be typed directly onto the tags before printing. For $17, the entire collection of more than 60 name tags can be purchased in one convenient download. Then, the tags can be saved and used again and again.
There are more than 60 sites in the FreePrintable.net family of free printables sites created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to creating useful and informative web sites of interest to consumers and small businesses.
]]>The game was developed by CleverMedia, Inc., a game development company in Denver, Colorado. Since 2003 it has been the top game at CleverMedia's primary portal GameScene.com.
"We loved this genre of collapsing block games," said the game's creator, Gary Rosenzweig. "We wanted to create the ultimate game in that genre, but at the same time make ours unique."
Gold Strike differs from other block games in that the blocks move in from the left side, rather than dropping down from the top. As the blocks push each other to the right the player must work to clear columns of blocks or risk being pushed off the screen.
The iPhone app includes the original game, plus four alternate game modes: Bottomless Pit, Strategy, Dynamite and Archeology. Each presents a different challenge using the same basic gameplay.
The click-only interface of the original game lent itself well to the touch-only interface of the iPhone and iPod Touch.
"We knew that this game would work well on the iPhone because all you need to do is to touch blocks," said Rosenzweig. "We didn't have to mess around with simulating arrow keys or mouse movements like in a lot of other games."
The game also keeps track of your best scores for each game variation. It is available in the iTunes app store for an introductory price of 99 cents in the United States. It can be purchased through iTunes at http://macmost.com/j-goldstrike, or directly on the iPhone through the App Store.
Besides being used in the traditional manner, printing out the current month and posting it at one's home and office, RocketCalendar.com users can plan ahead for 2011, 2012, and 2013. The calendars each have common holidays noted in blue letters.
But there are also plenty of ways to use the calendars for years past. Prior years' calendars can be useful in jogging one's memory regarding business events, family vacations, and all kinds of happenings.
"If you're wondering what day of the week your birthday fell on in 1995, just click to download a 1995 calendar page," Savetz suggested. "Using these calendars, you could record the weather, life events, journaling prompts for scrapbooking - anything you can imagine."
RocketCalendar.com designs have room to handwrite notes, so there's plenty of room to use the calendars as an all-in-one-place archive for taxes or other record-keeping purposes.
The calendars instantly download and print in PDF form, easily viewed and printing using Adobe Acrobat's free Reader.
There are more than 60 sites in the FreePrintable.net family of free printables sites created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to creating useful and informative web sites of interest to consumers and small businesses.
]]>"Most people spend hours searching the web for answers to their Joomla problems." said Marc Harris, a partner at 5MinuteJoomla.com, "We have spent a considerable amount of time researching some of the most common problems in creating a Joomla site and have made simple video tutorials to make understanding and answering these problems as easy as possible."
One thing that sets 5MinuteJoomla.com apart from other similar websites is the simplicity in finding answers to problems commonly found when developing sites in Joomla. The videos created by their professional staff explain in detail the answers to many of the most difficult problems encountered when building a website using the Joomla platform.
All of the videos on the site are no more then 5 minutes in length and include audio commentary to explain what the teacher is showing on the screen. The videos all come with a class sheet in Adobe .pdf format that explains all of the steps included in the video as well as text code for copying and pasting in to a working Joomla website. The class sheets also clearly spell out what skills are required to complete the tutorial.
Visitors to 5MinuteJoomla.com can sign up to be notified about the latest free video tutorial offerings, the latest news about Joomla, as well as access to exclusive videos only available to mailing list members. The website also offers links to important Joomla resources as well as fast support for any questions that may come up when using the tutorials.
For additional information please visit http://www.5MinuteJoomla.com or contact Marc Harris at marc@5MinuteJoomla.com
About 5MinuteJoomla.com:
5MinuteJoomla.com is a website wholly owned and operated by Netporium LLC, one of the oldest developers of content for the internet. Netporium LLC has been developing quality websites since 1994.
Contact:
Marc Harris, Partner
707-575-5875
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]]>"I am so pleased with the response to TeachersPrintables.net, which offers dozens of printables for the classroom," said Kevin Savetz, the site's creator. "All of the forms, worksheets, charts, passes, parent communication forms and other printables are free as individual downloads, which is just the right price for cash-strapped teachers.
"The grading charts, graphic organizers, homework forms and other tools are also helpful to homeschooling parents," Savetz added.
The newest printables include a detailed hall pass, a large Venn diagram and several variations of emergency contact forms.
The teachers' printables are in either PDF or .DOC form (or both) and download instantly for printing from home, school or office. They are all free to print one at a time. For educators who desire a single-classroom for all of the printables, that option is available as one convenient download for $27. A whole-school license download is available for $67.
"The paid downloads include more than a dozen bonus printables, such as graph paper, penmanship paper, note-taking paper, calendars and more," Savetz said.
There are more than 60 sites in the FreePrintable.net family of free printables sites created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to creating useful and informative web sites of interest to consumers and small businesses.
]]>PrintablePlanners.net has more than 200 daily and weekly planner and organizer refill pages sized to fit common planners such as those by Franklin Covey, Day-Timer and Day Runner. The planner pages are free to download and print individually, but for convenience, all-in-one downloads of each planner size "collection" are available for $9.
At PrintableToDoList.com, people who enjoy organizing their thoughts and tasks on paper can choose from dozens of simple or complex to-do lists in a variety of formal and whimsical styles.
There are also many free printable 2010 calendars in PDF or .DOC form at Printable2010calendar.net, including all-on-one page designs as well as academic, Monday start and large-date versions.
And for teachers starting out a new semester, there are 75 free classroom printables for teachers and homeschooling parents to choose from at TeachersPrintables.net.
For people who are beginning 2010 with New Year's resolutions, there are many health care printables and medical forms, such as weight loss, diet and exercise trackers, included at FreePrintableMedicalForms.com.
Another site with something for everyone is PrintablePaper.net, which offers printable graph paper, notebook paper, music paper, dot paper and many other varieties of paper as well as printable budgets and games. "PrintablePaper.net has hundreds of printables to offer, for free, so I'm confident there truly is something for everyone," Savetz said.
Other FreePrintable.net sites offer printable business cards, gift tags, signs, fax cover sheets, business forms, coloring pages, certificates and much more.
There are nearly 60 sites in the FreePrintable.net family of free printables sites created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to creating useful and informative web sites of interest to consumers and small businesses.
]]>BusinessFormTemplate.com also includes forms intended for consumers and home use, such as an auto maintenance log, bills of sale and budget worksheets. There are also forms for employment, inventory, real estate and more.
"These latest forms round out some of the categories of forms site users have been asking for, especially when it comes to the auto sales industry and tax preparation," said Kevin Savetz, the site's creator.
The eleven new forms bring the total of printable forms at BusinessFormTemplate.com to more than 135.
"From expense reports to authorization forms, this site has dozens of forms that help save time and money," Savetz said. "All the user has to do is open the template and type in the relevant information - or print it out and write on it."
The templates are all in .DOC form and are free to download and print in their fully editable forms. (Microsoft Word is required.) Some of the forms are also available as PDFs, also free.
Another time-saving option is to purchase the entire collection as one convenient download for $20.
There are nearly 60 sites in the FreePrintable.net family of free printable sites created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to creating useful and informative web sites of interest to consumers and small businesses.
]]>Many of the printables, such as coloring pages and gift tags, are free to download and print. Others, such as the certificates, have both free PDF versions and premium .DOC customizable versions. (The .DOC certificates, which can be edited in Microsoft Word to type in - rather than handwrite - names and other details, are $5 per design.)
There is also a nice selection of Christmas recipe cards at FreePrintableRecipeCards.net. The PDF versions are free, while premium, editable .DOC versions are $7. There are even printable canning labels with Santa and poinsettias at PrintableLabels.net.
At SantaPrintables.com, there are more than 30 letters from Santa to choose from, in colorful designs for all kinds of situations. "There are fun and heartwarming letters for boys and girls, baby's first Christmas, Christmas birthdays and many more. There's even a joke letter to send to adults," Savetz said. The letters are free as PDFs or $5 for a customizable .DOC version.
Some of the more unusual Christmas printables include free fax cover sheets for home or business use, with festive and Christmas cartoon fax designs.
Another site, FreeLetterheadTemplates.net, has free letterhead templates with a Christmas theme, while there are nearly three dozen printable gift tags to choose from at FreePrintableGiftTags.net.
Other Christmas printables include dot-to-dot pages at DotToDots.net, Christmas banners PrintableBanners.net and party invitations PrintInvitations.net.
There are nearly 60 sites in the FreePrintable.net family of free printable sites created by Savetz Publishing, Inc., a company devoted to creating useful and informative web sites of interest to consumers and small businesses.
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